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Repeatedly said charges against me fabricated and baseless: Mallya

Repeatedly said charges against me fabricated and baseless: Mallya

Vijay Mallya appears in UK court

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Mallya is currently out on a 650,000-pound bail bond following his arrest by Scotland Yard over fraud and money laundering charges.

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya appeared in London's Westminster court today and declared that charges against him were "false, fabricated and baseless" as India continues to push for former Kingfisher chief's extradition

Mallya is currently out on a 650,000-pound bail bond following his arrest by Scotland Yard over fraud and money laundering charges.

Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) led by lawyer Mark Summers has taken up the case behalf of the Indian government. The CPS needs to demonstrate criminal charges against Mallya are justified and that he should be extradited to face charges in India.

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On arrivingin court, Mallya said: "I have said repeatedly that the charges are false, fabricated and baseless," adding," I have nothing to say, submissions in court will be self-evident."

"Please hear the proceedings," the former Kingfisher chief told reporters waiting outside the courtroom.

Mallya had flown to the UK on March 2, 2016 even as Indian authorities charged him with fraud and money laundering related to Kingfisher Airlines owing several Indian banks around Rs 9,000 crores.

Last month, the Enforcement Directorate(ED) had moved the Patiala House court in Delhi seeking to declare Mallya a "proclaimed offender".

Mallya had recently figured in the 'Paradise Papers' on financial holdings abroad along with a number of Indian entities.